The defect
Volvo is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 VHD and VN trucks, manufactured from August 4, 2000, through June 22, 2012, and equipped with bench passenger seats. The seat belt d-ring weld may not be sufficient enough to meet the seat belt pull test. Therefore, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
In the event of a crash, an insufficient seat belt weld may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining the occupant. This increases the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The remedy
Volvo Trucks of America will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspected d-ring, free of change. The safety recall began on May 10, 2013. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-336-393-2000.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VHD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Volvo VN | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo VHD | 2002 | 0 | 9 |
| Volvo VHD | 2003 | 3 | 11 |
| Volvo VHD | 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| Volvo VHD | 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| Volvo VHD | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VHD | 2007 | 2 | 10 |
| Volvo VHD | 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| Volvo VHD | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Volvo VHD | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VHD | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Volvo VHD | 2012 | 0 | 11 |
| Volvo VHD | 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| Volvo VN | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VN | 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| Volvo VN | 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| Volvo VN | 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| Volvo VN | 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| Volvo VN | 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo VN | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Volvo VN | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| Volvo VN | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2012
9 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the seat belts; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
| 12V394000 13 Aug 2012 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 12V359000 25 Jul 2012 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 12V360000 25 Jul 2012 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 12V322000 26 Jun 2012 | CAMPAGNA MOTORS |
| 12V100000 13 Mar 2012 | TRANS TECH BUS |
| 12V099000 13 Mar 2012 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V090000 6 Mar 2012 | TRANS TECH BUS |
| 12V058000 16 Feb 2012 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012